Reverse Hybrids?

The Black Star chicken is very popular as a multipurpose hybrid. It results usually from a cross between a Rhode Island Red male and a Barred Plymouth Rock female. They have the advantage that altho' both sexes hatch out black - the males have a white dot on their heads. Black Sex-Links, Black Stars, Rock Reds - I guess they are all the same.

Here's my question, is there any advantage (other than hybrid vigor) in crossing a Barred Plymouth Rock male and a Rhode Island female??

I don't suppose that sex could be easily determined upon hatching the offspring but might there be another advantage? Would further out-crossing of the offspring produce a beneficial result?

When you breed a barred rock roo to RIR you will get all barred birds. The offspring are awesome looking, they are red and white barred, kinda bad barring, but they are awesome. I beleive there will be some hybrid vigor but not as much as a normal sexlink.